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@stman
I must warn you I’m not into conspiracies…

I remember a time when I was dialing up to a University computer to work on programmes for assignments (early 1980s) and the ‘internet’ was ‘clean’, that is to say I don’t think WWW was born yet - the stuff polluting the on-line world.

And I stand by my assertion (fully backed up by any Computer communications 101 course book) the #Internet is just a #protocol stack. I ought to know I study it and used used for over 30 years.

The Skype protocol is a proprietary network used for Internet telephony. Its specifications are not publicly available, and all official applications based on the protocol are closed-source.

I have heard discussion about upcoming Fediverse technology. Is there a new protocol coming in the future, and will the current fediverse platforms adapt it? Is the ActivityPub protocol being improved as well?

My main concern is that some fediverse platforms are not compatible. For example, PixelFed cannot view posts that don't include images, and Mastodon cannot view private messages.

As of 28 January 2025, the Registration #Data Access #Protocol #RDAP will be the definitive source for delivering generic top-level #domain name #gTLD registration information in place of sunsetted #WHOIS services. RDAP offers several advantages over WHOIS including support for internationalization, secure access to data, authoritative service discovery, and the ability to provide differentiated access to registration data. RDAP was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force icann.org/en/announcements/det

www.icann.orgICANN Update: Launching RDAP; Sunsetting WHOISThe Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) is the successor to WHOIS, which is being sunsetted on 28 January 2025.